Ferdinand Porsche Distance Learning

Board of Directors and Bylaws

Ensuring Quality. Shaping the Future.

The FERNFH Faculty Council is responsible for ensuring and further developing academic quality. It designs degree programs, supports innovative teaching and learning formats, promotes research, and ensures academic quality. It is also responsible for the implementation and organization of academic and examination operations, as well as for transparency in all university processes.

Bylaws

Go directly to the adopted FERNFH bylaws.

Articles of Association

About the Faculty

The Faculty Council is responsible for academic matters and decisions at FERNFH. Together with the program directors, it is responsible for the implementation and organization of teaching and examinations, as well as for quality assurance in teaching and research at FERNFH. Together with the sponsoring body, it ensures compliance with the quality assurance provisions of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Act (HS-QSG) to maintain our accreditation. In addition, the College’s leadership is responsible for conferring academic degrees.

The faculty was first established at FERNFH in the winter semester of 2012–13. It is re-elected every three years.

Legal Basis & Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Faculty Council and its leadership are set forth in Section 10 of the University of Applied Sciences Act (FHG). This legal framework governs the responsibilities and organization of the Faculty Council.

Duties of the Faculty

The board's most important responsibilities include:

Ensuring and Enhancing Academic Quality: The FERNFH Faculty ensures that all degree programs meet the university’s high academic and professional standards. It develops academic and examination regulations, monitors the quality of teaching and research, and ensures their continuous improvement.
Design of Academic Programs: Together with the governing body, the FERNFH faculty plans and approves new degree programs and university courses, or adapts existing programs to current developments.
Coordination of Academic Programs: The faculty coordinates the academic and organizational aspects of the degree programs to ensure a consistent and high-quality educational experience.
Adoption of the FERNFH Bylaws: To ensure that the tasks, processes, and decisions of the university of applied sciences have a clear and binding framework for all stakeholders, the FHG provides for the adoption of bylaws covering several subject areas.
Strategic Development of the University: In collaboration with the governing body, the faculty contributes to the university’s long-term academic and international direction.

Structure of the Faculty

The faculty is composed of representatives from various academic fields. The faculty includes:

Leadership of the Faculty
Deputy to the College Administration
Representatives of the program directors
Representatives of the teaching and research staff
Student representatives

School Administration

The current faculty leadership consists of the following individuals:

Prof. (FH) DI Dr. Martin Staudinger

Business Informatics | Bachelor's Program Director

International Affairs | Coordinator

Leadership of the Faculty at the Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH

+43 664 88317574 martin.staudinger@fernfh.ac.at About Me

Prof.⁽ FH) MMag.^{a Tanja} Adamcik

Aging Services Management | Bachelor's Program Director

Deputy Chair of the Faculty at Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH

+43 664 1885822 tanja.adamcik@fernfh.ac.at About Me

Members of the Faculty

The term of office for the Board and its leadership is three years. The current term runs from 2025 to 2027. Board members are elected at regular intervals in accordance with the Board’s election regulations.

School Administration
- Prof. (FH) DI Dr. Martin Staudinger
- Prof.⁽FH) MMag.^aTanja Adamcik
Representatives of the directors of the university of applied sciences degree programs offered at FERNFH
- Barbara Prazak-Aram, M.^A.
- ^Dr. Julia Schöllbauer, BSc, MSc
- Martin Setnicka, B.A., M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.
- Günther Wenzel, B.Eng., B.A., M.A.
Representatives of the teaching and research staff
- Prof. (FH) MMMag. Dr. Stephan Klinger
- Nicole König, B.A., M.S.
- Stefanie Kuso, M.^A., B.S.
- Nina Miklavc, M.^A.
- Peter Völkl, B.Eng., B.A., M.A., M.Sc.
- ^Prof^. (FH) Mag.^Dr. Christa Walenta
- Barbara Wimmer
- Daniela Wolf, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., M.A.
Student representatives from the university of applied sciences degree programs
- Benjamin Kindelsberger
- Michael Knittl
- Peter Luckmann
- Luca Peinsold

Working Committees

The Faculty may establish various working committees to address specific issues and assist in carrying out its responsibilities. These committees consist of faculty members and other experts and address specific topics. The following standing working committees are currently active at FERNFH:

Equality, Gender, and Diversity: This standing working committee is responsible for promoting equality and diversity at the university.